Little Bradley got the experience of a life time when he got to play with his favourite sporting heroes.

As 2016 draws to a close, the NZ Science Media Centre picked some of the biggest national and international science stories that made headlines

British food critic and newspaper columnist A.A. Gill has died at the age of 62 after a brief battle with cancer.

Kiwi chef Al Brown remembers his good friend AA Gill as one "out of the box".

A father has shared the heartbreaking image of his seven-year-old son laying exhausted on his couch after undergoing chemotherapy.

The author and newspaper columnist AA Gill has died at the age of 62, following a brief battle with cancer.

New Zealand's largest private health insurer is reassuring members will get access to the latest breast cancer screening technology at no extra cost.

A UK man who lost most of his genitals to a flesh-eating superbug after routine surgery has spoken out about his ordeal.

Rugby legend Sir Colin Meads says he is winning his fight against cancer.

Sponsored art owls to mark Child Cancer Foundation's 40th anniversary.

Some health tests, treatments and procedures may be unnecessary

National MP Nikki Kaye has returned to Parliament for the first time since her cancer diagnosis, confirming she will stand again in Auckland Central.

It started with headaches. Then they got worse, so bad, that Jordan Dolbear had to take time off from his clinical placement for his nursing degree.

Pharmac announced today it would start funding the breast cancer drug Perjeta, but 160 Kiwis who have already started treatment won't be eligible.

Fisherman Fred Marsters who died in the Kaipara tragedy has been remembered for his passion, enthusiasm and love for life.

According to Tamaki, Harry Potter is a tool to recruit people toward evil.

Paterson said cancer sufferers between 20 and 45 are often in the early stages of their career, and in many instances have young children.

A young Australian boy suffering from leukaemia has been granted his wish to "blow something up".

Pregnant with cancer, Elle Halliwell was told she had to make an impossible decision. This is more than a sad story. It's a love story.

They were just 26, a high-flying couple used to the idea that medicine can deliver a cure for most illnesses, but now they've been confronted with a profound dilemma.

Some will wait to 2020 to join scheme

The Labour Party is urging a rethink of one of the Government's key health targets after a group of surgeons revealed important operations were being put off in order to reach the strict target.

Two Australian women have been left devastated after being wrongly misdiagnosed with cancer.

Good night my beautiful angel, says heartbroken father whose photograph of his dying 4-year-old daughter went viral.

Scientists even believe their refusal to seek medical advice could be partly behind why women tend to live longer than them.

Restaurant critic AA Gill has revealed he has been diagnosed with the 'full English' of cancers.

A four-year-old British girl who captured hearts all over the world has died after losing her battle with cancer.

This is the final resting place of 'JS', the 14-year-old British girl who fought for the right to be frozen after her death.

Marton woman Marie Stantiall was surprised to learn that the skin discolouration on her leg was a melamoma in need of urgent attention. Mrs

The grieving father of a terminally-ill teenage girl who was cryogenically frozen following a landmark legal case spoke of his ordeal for the first time last night.